Today it looked like it would be too cold. The wind was light and the sun was shining, so we were expecting the temperature to rise and be nicer. The race officer gave us a lot of time really so, I had managed to warm up before the start. My start was quite good and…

Today was my last sailing Saturday for the year. It was a bit cold, but still it was OK. I was late for the first race but I joined in at the back, which is like if I had a really bad start. I completed the course and went in. I was in quite early…

The weather for today was supposed to be rainy without much wind. Fortunately the forecast was wrong. When I arrived at the club it was quite cold and everything was covered in frost. Even the deck of the boat under the cover had ice! It was sunny, though, and we hoped it would get warmer….

Saturday today and back at sailing. I arrived early, rigged my boat changed and got ready for racing. Today I tried my new winter gloves. They have leather palms for grip and the outside is 1.5mm neoprene. When dry they feel warm, but when they get wet, things are different. In the beginning they are…

Today I found an email in my Inbox from Tim at Rooster Sailing, saying that my 9:1 outhaul is actually 6:1. Upon closer inspection, he is right. It is 6:1 and not 9:1 as I had put on an earlier entry. Thanks Tim! For some reason I thought that Rooster’s outhaul was 6:1. In fact…